There is no doubting the talent and skill that Slovak playmaker Martin Réway possesses. This year’s ranking is down because of the uncertainty he can rebound from a terrible illness that threatened to — and still can — end his hockey career prematurely.
It was in September of last year that he was diagnosed with a heart condition and had to spend time in the ICU. Recovery has been slow but steady and he has been training both on and off the ice since May.
He played the previous season between the Czech Extraliga and Switzerland’s NLA, and performed very well, having good offensive success.